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Definition of: noose
(n
s) noun
1. A loop furnished with a running knot, as in a hangman's halter or a snare; slipknot.
2. Anything that restricts one's freedom.
—v.t. noosed, noos·ing
1. To capture or secure with a noose.
2. To make a noose in or with. [<Provençal nous <L nodus a knot]
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